08 - Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority

The Accountable Manager, having full authority over human resources and financial
issues, must ensure that the necessary resources are allocated to the management of
safety. He or she has direct responsibility for the conduct of the organization’s affairs
and final responsibility for all safety issues.
Senior management’s commitment to safety is first demonstrated to the organization’s
staff through its stated safety policies, objectives and goals. The Accountable Manager,
supported by the organization’s senior management team, must therefore be
responsible for:
• Developing the organization’s safety policy
• Establishing safety objectives, goals and performance indicators
• Communicating, with visible endorsement, the safety policy, objectives and goals
to all staff
• Providing the necessary human and financial resources
10. IMPLEMENTING A SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
To establish an SMS, the organization would need to build up its key SMS components
as follows:
(a) Safety Policy
The written safety policy is a concrete expression of the management’s philosophy
and commitment to safety. It should clearly encapsulate the senior management’s
commitment to improving safety in the organization as their top priority. It should be
a straight forward statement that includes the following points:
• Senior management commitment and intentions with regard to safety
• The organization’s safety management principles
• Establishment of safety as a core value
• Responsibility for the safety programme
• Non-Punitive Reporting policy
This safety policy should bear visible endorsement by the Accountable Manager and
all members of the organization’s senior management team, and communicated to
all levels within the organization.
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